With the recent retirement of Tony LaRussa, it is time to see where he ranks on the Top 10 list of baseball managers with the most wins of all time. Tony LaRussa was known to manage some of the best baseball pitchers of all time and also find a way to win with lesser talent. So as we consider his place among the all time greats, here is a list of the Major League Baseball’s managers with the most wins for your review.
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Rank | Manager | Yrs | 1st Year | Total Games | Wins | Losses | W-L % | World Series Won |
1 | Connie Mack | 53 | 1894 | 7755 | 3731 | 3948 | 0.486 | 5 |
2 | John McGraw | 33 | 1899 | 4769 | 2763 | 1948 | 0.586 | 3 |
3 | Tony LaRussa | 33 | 1979 | 5097 | 2728 | 2365 | 0.536 | 3 |
4 | Bobby Cox | 29 | 1978 | 4508 | 2504 | 2001 | 0.556 | 1 |
5 | Joe Torre | 29 | 1977 | 4329 | 2326 | 1997 | 0.538 | 4 |
6 | Sparky Anderson | 26 | 1970 | 4030 | 2194 | 1834 | 0.545 | 3 |
7 | Bucky Harris | 29 | 1924 | 4410 | 2158 | 2219 | 0.493 | 2 |
8 | Joe McCarthy | 24 | 1926 | 3487 | 2125 | 1333 | 0.615 | 7 |
9 | Walter Alston | 23 | 1954 | 3658 | 2040 | 1613 | 0.558 | 4 |
10 | Leo Durocher | 24 | 1939 | 3739 | 2008 | 1709 | 0.54 | 1 |
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